Academy Awards Quotes

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Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's known at my house, Passover. — Bob Hope
As you all know by now, this is the 51st annual Academy Awards. Two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show. — Johnny Carson
A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy… — Mickey Rourke
The Academy Awards are obscene, dirty . . . no better than a beauty contest. — Dustin Hoffman
The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons. — George C. Scott
Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award. — Sally Kellerman
The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went… — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
What does the Academy Award mean? I donâ€™t think it means much of anything. — Sally Field
Itâ€™s also true that I might have never made Taxi Driver [1976] were it not for the success of Alice [Doesnâ€™t Live Here Anymore, 1974].… — Martin Scorsese
Naturally, I was thrilled but being the first year, the Academy Awards had no background or tradition, and it naturally didnâ€™t mean what it does… — Janet Gaynor
If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards. — Annie Proulx
Because they've either conveniently forgotten with time or they're trying to be supportive, most mothers won't tell you how hard pregnancy (and then childbirth) can… — Jenny McCarthy
For my second and third pictures I won Academy Awards. Nothing worse could have happened to me, — Luise Rainer
I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I… — Pat Morita
I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's… — William Peter Blatty
Payday at my house is like the Academy Awards. My wife says: May I have the envelope please. — Henny Youngman
My son was staying with me, and we got up to watch it, just before they announced supporting actress, he came up and put his… — June Squibb
Things with my dad were pretty good until I won an Academy Award. He was really loving to me until I got more attention than… — Tatum O'Neal
Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency in the west. Now you men will only be risking… — Harvey Korman
An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of, — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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